We Americans, for the most part, are an industrious bunch. Our story is one of achievement and conquest, no? Manifesting destiny and pursuing passions. Foreigners have flocked here for a good reason. Whether it's maximizing how much candy we can crush, how much candy we can consume, or how much candy we can manufacture, market, sell, … Continue reading getting our minds right: a meditative exercise for beginners and busyfolk
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preventive wellness tip 638: what skillful gardeners know
I remember growing tomatoes in the backyard when I lived in Jersey City some 8-9 years ago, my first go at a vegetable patch. I was pretty stoked about getting this new project off the ground, but any seasoned gardener paying me a visit would've immediately seen that planting tomatoes in the shade like I had done was … Continue reading preventive wellness tip 638: what skillful gardeners know
wellness booster #603
The ancient Greeks had a term to describe that desirable sense of happiness and well-being: eudaimonia, "good-spiritedness". The internal state of eudaimonia has as its external, physical reflection a neurochemistry supporting relaxation and healing. A neurochemistry supporting relaxation and healing decreases the tendency toward tension and inflammation, two key dynamics in many disease processes, including … Continue reading wellness booster #603
